Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes, American professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona, that plays in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). As the Winnipeg Jets, the franchise won three World Hockey Association (WHA) titles (1976, 1978, and 1979).

The franchise, a founding member of the WHA, was originally based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and began play in 1972 as the Jets. In its inaugural season the team made headlines before it played a single game, when it signed superstar Bobby Hull away from the NHL’s Chicago Black Hawks. The landmark acquisition gave instant credibility to the fledgling league and subsequently ... (100 of 585 words)